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The Great Rubber Duck Race during Labor Day Weekend in Breckenridge.

Labor Day Weekend & Great Rubber Duck Race

Name: Labor Day Weekend
Start: 2020-09-05T00:00
End: 2020-09-07T23:55
Location: Town of Breckenridge

September 5 - 7, 2020

Enjoy beautiful autumn temperatures and exciting events like the Summit Foundation’s Rubber Duck Race supporting the Summit Foundation, the annual Sidewalk Sale featuring over 74 shops around Breckenridge, the Great Divide Arts Festival and Breckenridge Yoga Festival, featuring a weekend full of classes, workshops, seminars and more! Bring the whole family this Labor Day and watch as hundreds of ducks race down the Blue River at the Riverwalk Center, participate in free activities, do some yoga, stroll and shop along Main Street and the Art Festival and snack on yummy food throughout town.

Dates: Saturday, September 5-7, 2020

Labor Day Weekend Highlights:

Great Rubber Duck Race
Great Divide Art Festival
Breckenridge Yoga Festival
Free family and kids activities in the Plaza
Breckenridge Annual Sidewalk Sale

Event Updates

All events are subject to change to comply with state and county public health orders. We recommend frequently checking the event page for updates.

Event Updates

2020 Schedule

The Duck Race during Labor Day Weekend in Breckenridge.

Great Rubber Duck Race - Saturday, September 5

A longstanding Summit County tradition, the Great Rubber Duck Race has supported our community for three decades. The 2020 event will be held Saturday, September 5th on the Blue River in Breckenridge. There event will feature FREE family activities: bounce houses, community mural and a toddler zone! Food and drink will also be available.

When: Saturday, August 31

Where: Blue River Plaza off of Main Street

Schedule of Events:
10:00 am: Free Kids Activities Begin

1:00 pm: Kids Duck Dash Launches from Adams Street Bridge

2:00 pm: Business Battle Duck Race Launches from Maggie Pond

3:00 pm: Great Rubber Duck Race Launches from Maggie Pond

Check back for duck purchase info

Great Divide Art Festival - September 5-7

The 45th Annual Gathering at the Great Divide Art Festival has been ranked as high as #13 in the top 200 of fine art shows in the United States by Sunshine Artist Magazine in 2017. The tradition continues over Labor Day Weekend and will feature over 100 artists with a wide range of mediums including photography, wood, glass, jewelry and pottery just to name a few. New location in the Colorado Mountain College parking lot, this show is a highlight of Labor Day festivities in Breckenridge.

Free admission, free parking, food, music, community kids projects and more!

When: Saturday, September 5 – Monday, September 7, 2020
10am-6pm daily, Monday until 4 pm

Where: Colorado Mountain College parking lot, 107 Denison Placer Rd.

Breckenridge Yoga Festival - September 4-6

Here’s to the best summer yet; to a weekend full of joy and community; to a celebration of the seasons and the Rockies; to a time for you and us together in Breckenridge, Colorado.

Meta Yoga Studios, the oldest dedicated yoga studio in Summit County, has teamed up with Beaver Run Resort + Conference Center to host the Breckenridge Yoga Festival. All events will take place in and around Beaver Run where you will practice with incredible mountain views from the Coppertop II + III Meeting Rooms, Imperial Ballroom, Coppertop Deck and the Slopeside Lawn. Vendors will be available both inside in closely hallways to the meeting rooms and outside on the Mountain View Deck.

Activities include: SUP, slack-line, aerial and acro yoga, meditations, lectures, mountain biking, hiking and more!

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